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		sachinag on June 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Economy Debt to GDP isn't a problem: http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/working_papers/worki... (very widely circulated paper, given that they lowered the boom on Reinhart/Rogoff)

muzz on June 30, 2014 [–]

Yes, Altman's point #2 is essentially the Reinhart-Rogoff fallacy that was widespread a few years ago, before being debunked.

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